# Ralph Norman

Ralph Norman is a Republican member of the U.S. House for South Carolina’s 5th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, South Carolina’s 5th district
- Serving since: 2017-06-26
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: N000190
- FEC candidate IDs: H8SC05158, S6SC04445

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/N000190 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Norman sits at +1.59 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 99% of House Republicans.

## What Norman says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,115 classified statements: 929 posts on X, 65 press releases, 62 Congressional Record speeches, 59 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Norman | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.9% | 2.1% | 54 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 24.6% | 15.1% | 20 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 68.0% | 67.7% | 118 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.1% | 8.9% | 202 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 29.6% | 37.4% | 171 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 5.2% | 3.0% | 40 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 30% (House Republicans 19%); Economics and Public Finance 23% (House Republicans 19%); Armed Forces and National Security 19% (House Republicans 24%); Immigration 19% (House Republicans 13%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.59 (standard error 0.01), from 1,409 donors and 4,536 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 99% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 89% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.3% (97.1%). 83 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 23 bills: 23 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 198. 13.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 105 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10690: Capital Loss Inflation Fairness Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10690
- H.R. 9361: Worst of the Worst Act (in committee, 2026-06-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9361
- H.R. 9103: Merit Restoration Act (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9103
- H.R. 8118: Election Infrastructure Integrity Act (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8118
- H.R. 8018: ISLET Act (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8018
- H.R. 7628: To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress. (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7628
- H.R. 7041: Earmark Elimination Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7041
- H.R. 6536: Rural Depositories Revitalization Study Act (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6536
- H.R. 6101: CBO Oversight Act (in committee, 2025-11-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6101
- H.Res. 888: Censuring and condemning Delegate Stacey Plaskett and removing her from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for conduct that reflects… (in committee, 2025-11-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/888

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $3.3M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 5.6% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 74% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRalphNorman/status/2113423417919553619
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRalphNorman/status/2113030336758317427
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRalphNorman/status/2112213695551922297
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRalphNorman/status/2112231049556054274
- 2026-10-19 · Newsletter · South Carolina Early Voting Begins October 19 · labels: policy discussion
- 2026-10-19 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-19
- 2026-10-19 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-19
- 2026-10-19 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-19
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRalphNorman/status/2111099558742913240
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRalphNorman/status/2110402131328979351

## Links

- Official site: https://norman.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepRalphNorman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepRalphNorman
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repralphnorman
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/UCVVIZjUpGRB1pgQGDBVBU8Q
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/N000190

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/N000190